Here is a table
comparing the income tax, sales tax, and the gasoline taxes
of every state in the United
States.

California seems
to have the highest taxes, and
Alaska seems to have the lowest taxes, overall.

Seven states have no income tax - Alaska, Florida,
Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Five
states have no sales tax - Alaska, Delaware, Montana,
New Hampshire and Oregon. All states have a gasoline
tax.

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U.S.
State Taxes Comparison Table

2005
INCOME TAX
Rate
@$60,000

2005
SALES TAX
Rate

2005
GASOLINE
TAX Rate

Abre.

State

2005 Rank

2005 (%)

2005 Rank

2005 (%)

2005 Rank

2005 (¢ per
gal.)

1

AL

Alabama

5

48

4

18¢

2

AK

Alaska

50

none

50

none

49

8¢

3

AZ

Arizona

4.72

5.6

18¢

4

AR

Arkansas

7

6

21.5¢

5

CA

California

1

9.3

1

7.25

18¢

6

CO

Colorado

4.63

49

2.9

22¢

7

CT

Connecticut

5

6

25¢

8

DE

Delaware

5.95

50

none

23¢

DC

D.C.

1

9.3

5.75

20¢

9

FL

Florida

50

none

6

47

14.5¢

10

GA

Georgia

6

48

4

50

7.5¢

11

HI

Hawaii

5

8.25

48

4

16¢

12

ID

Idaho

7.8

6

25¢

13

IL

Illinois

?

3 net

4

6.25

19¢

14

IN

Indiana

?

3.4 gross

6

18¢

15

IA

Iowa

3

8.98

5

20.7¢

16

KS

Kansas

6.45

5.3

24¢

17

KY

Kentucky

6

6

18.5¢

18

LA

Louisiana

6

48

4

20¢

19

ME

Maine

4

8.5

5

25.9¢

20

MD

Maryland

4.75

5

23.5¢

21

MA

Massachusetts

5.3

5

23.5¢

22

MI

Michigan

48

3.9

6

19¢

23

MN

Minnesota

7.85

3

6.5

20¢

24

MS

Mississippi

5

2

7

18¢

25

MO

Missouri

6

4.225

17¢

26

MT

Montana

6.9

50

none

6

27.75¢

27

NE

Nebraska

6.84

5.5

25.3¢

28

NV

Nevada

50

none

3

6.5

23¢

29

NH

New
Hampshire

int. only

50

none

18¢

30

NJ

New Jersey

5.525

6

47

14.5¢

31

NM

New Mexico

6

5

17¢

32

NY

New York

6.85

48

4

7

27.4¢

33

NC

North Carolina

7.75

4.5

8

27.1¢

34

ND

North Dakota

47

3.92

5

23¢

35

OH

Ohio

4.983

5.5

5

28¢

36

OK

Oklahoma

6.65

4.5

16¢

37

OR

Oregon

2

9

50

none

24¢

38

PA

Pennsylvania

49

3.07

6

2

31.1¢

39

RI

Rhode Island

25% Fed.

2

7

4

30¢

40

SC

South Carolina

7

5

16¢

41

SD

South Dakota

50

none

48

4

22¢

42

TN

Tennessee

int. only

2

7

20¢

43

TX

Texas

50

none

4

6.25

20¢

44

UT

Utah

7

4.75

24.5¢

45

VT

Vermont

7.2

6

20¢

46

VA

Virginia

5.75

5

17.5¢

47

WA

Washington

50

none

3

6.5

3

31¢

48

WV

West Virginia

6.5

6

20.5¢

49

WI

Wisconsin

6.5

5

1

32.9¢

50

WY

Wyoming

50

none

48

4

48

14¢

Ave. =

6 % ?

Ave. =

4.7 %

Ave. =

21.1
cents

8 % ?

There are other factors, but I wanted as simple a comparison
as possible.
California has the highest income tax, AND the highest sales
tax - a double whammy.
Wisconsin has the highest gasoline tax, followed by
Pennsylvania and Washington.
.

DisclaimerThe author is not perfect, and errors can occur.
Please check any questioned data for yourself.
This relative state tax data comparison is meant as a guide
only.
All the details have been conveniently ignored, especially
in the State Income Tax column.